tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post6641783946586066208..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: "What else are we missing?"Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-83561681502365662102007-05-16T02:11:00.000-05:002007-05-16T02:11:00.000-05:00I see your point. I will think on it. I believe th...I see your point. I will think on it. I believe that I have spent to much time bulking against Harlan Ellison trying to tell me what to think, and it's put me a little too much on the offence.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-3429199524211870812007-05-16T01:35:00.000-05:002007-05-16T01:35:00.000-05:00"Furthermore, we cannot assume that everyone's est..."Furthermore, we cannot assume that everyone's esthetics are as ours are, and then conclude that they are some sort of artistic lost cause, because they care not for what thyn eyes covet."<BR/><BR/>uh, no, Christopher. Some things are not up for subjective approval. If you opine that, say, Shakespeare's Hamlet, or Bach's chaconne for solo violin are not masterpices of artistic achievement, then you have voted to make a mockery of the very idea of achievement. You have taken the key and opened the gates to the barbarian hordes, inviting them in, or in the words of the Eyeball Kid, 'step in Chaos, have another buttered scone.'Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-59010103247623250562007-05-15T06:30:00.000-05:002007-05-15T06:30:00.000-05:00Yep, you got dat right.For some reason, Pound is s...Yep, you got dat right.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, Pound is someone whose work I've never read. Some many other authors I read tend to reference him in some way, but I manage to keep avoiding reading his work.James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-11780139047889375142007-05-14T22:48:00.000-05:002007-05-14T22:48:00.000-05:00I believe Pound, who was resident in Italy, was bo...I believe Pound, who was resident in Italy, was both an antisemite, and supported the Fascisti (which, by extention, means he was a NAZI sympathizer, one can safely asssume).<BR/><BR/>However, as has previously been said, it is only a fool who judges the art by the artist.drjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351916590417179786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-3550993084315920602007-05-14T20:56:00.000-05:002007-05-14T20:56:00.000-05:00Wasn't Ezra Pound a Nazi sympathizer? (Or was it m...Wasn't Ezra Pound a Nazi sympathizer? (Or was it more complicated than that?)James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-84273404092767053102007-05-14T08:53:00.000-05:002007-05-14T08:53:00.000-05:00I read that WaPo piece earlier and found it a bit....I read that WaPo piece earlier and found it a bit...er, not sure what. Disingenuous? Art doesn't exist in a vacuum, it needs context and space for appreciation. And it quite often needs our fullest concentration for that appreciation to develop. That place would have had terrible acoustics, a great deal of extraneous noise and he was doing something--busking--which people are used to ignoring since many of them (I speak from experience, having busked with friends) regard buskers as mere beggars with pretensions. Even if they do have violins worth $3M.<BR/><BR/>There were also some unfortunate snobbish assumptions that came out of that piece, as there were with that Milan Kundera extract you referred to earlier. The assumption that one should immediately recognise the "greatness" of something simply because many people already believe it has this value. <BR/><BR/>People who see things in those terms often forget how much contextual background they're bringing to their appraisal of something, whether it's a painting, a book or a piece of music. Many art galleries now have little explanations of Greek mythology and so on to let people know who the characters are in paintings because people aren't being taught this at school any more. Kundera made some comment that Flaubert's statement, "Madame Bovary, c’est moi" will outlast his novel. Well it might if people still remember why he said it and to what it refers, none of which Kundera took the time to explain since he assumes we know that already.<BR/><BR/>I had an invite to the wedding but couldn't make it, unfortunately. But I posted a scan of Melinda's beautiful card. Alan wanted to have a top hat made but apparently his head is too big for the largest size. So he's officially big-headed now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-52103774160075042092007-05-14T08:08:00.000-05:002007-05-14T08:08:00.000-05:00Hello sir,Just wanted to say hi, as I'm a big fan ...Hello sir,<BR/>Just wanted to say hi, as I'm a big fan of your comics. Stumbled onto this website/bog? by chance, lots of interesting stuff I shall return! <BR/>2009 for Mr Thompsons new work!, ah well at least he has a blog with some nice teasers...So glad there is a reasonably steady flow of great art being released (I include fate of the artist). I do oftenfind myself returning to early Alec and Bacchus(Spelling?)etc alot of the time though. Got a copy of Graffiti Kitchen for 50p in my local 2nd hand bookshop,its great by the way, a real steal!<BR/>Love the punk planet cover-good magazine. Grinderman-superb.<BR/>cheers<BR/>Lee paul christienAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-71250620986513677412007-05-14T03:23:00.000-05:002007-05-14T03:23:00.000-05:00After I mentioned that Violinist article in my blo...After I mentioned that Violinist article in my blog about a month ago, I stumbled upon another article of interest: <A HREF="http://zarq.livejournal.com/tag/commuting+subway+music" REL="nofollow">How Do You Get To the Subways? Practice, Practice</A>.drjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351916590417179786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-67674527142079369802007-05-14T01:54:00.000-05:002007-05-14T01:54:00.000-05:00I don't know if rush hour is the best time to judg...I don't know if rush hour is the best time to judge people on their reactions to the arts. Where I live, rush hour is spent trying not to be killed by drivers, whom I'm sure want to die, and take as many people as they can with them. I believe that most people do want beauty and art in their lives, but we must have faith that they will seek it out when they want it. We can no more force it upon people then we can trick them into reading comics, by placing them in popular magazines. Furthermore, we cannot assume that everyone's esthetics are as ours are, and then conclude that they are some sort of artistic lost cause, because they care not for what thyn eyes covet. Oh, and the Moore wedding looks like it was wild.Christopher Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805942313835669938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-42037950184287309932007-05-14T00:54:00.000-05:002007-05-14T00:54:00.000-05:00I'd seen this mentioned about the musician - how h...I'd seen this mentioned about the musician - how he was mostly ignored in the rush. <BR/>Those people's loss, really.<BR/>I find beautiful music in the morning might possibly be the best booster for the day. Something profound and sweeping that you carry with you, that bring rythm and harmony to the hours ahead.<BR/>Silly world.<BR/>N.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.com